Cars

Jaguar Land Rover Classic Works: giving the past a future

Racks of cars awaiting restoration or placed in storage
Racks of cars awaiting restoration or placed in storage Racks of cars awaiting restoration or placed in storage

WE have featured some of the wonderful old Jaguar and Land Rover cars which have been given the company's official restoration or continuation treatment.

Now, the company has opened to the public the Classic Works facility in Coventry which builds and restores the cars.

It houses vehicles for sale, restoration and those maintained in Jaguar Land Rover's own collection.

And as a reminder that the cars in question are of significant importance, the Jaguar Classic-built cars will be tested by Jaguar Le Mans-winning driver Andy Wallace prior to client delivery.

The 14,000sq metre facility is the largest of its kind in the world, with a dedicated showroom space and 54 workshop bays for servicing and restoring all Jaguar and Land Rover models out of production for a decade or more.

The workshop is organised into dedicated strip-down, remanufacturing and assembly zones for the Land Rover Series I, Range Rover Classic and Jaguar E-type Reborn restoration programmes, including an engine shop, and houses the XKSS build line.

Jaguar Land Rover's own 500-vehicle-plus collection is also housed in the building.

Guided tours, lasting around three hours, of the Classic Works will be available for £49 per person from September.

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